Dandelion's effects

On the roadside, we can all see some dandelions. In fact, many dandelions are wild. However, as a traditional Chinese medicinal material, dandelion is mostly cultivated and harvested and dried regularly. What people know most about the effect of dandelion is that it improves eyesight. So, does dandelion have other uses? Of course, we don’t know many of its functions.

Raw dandelions are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and potassium, and also contain iron, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, folic acid and copper. The specific element content is mainly water. Every 60 grams of raw dandelion leaves contains 86% water, 1.6 grams of protein, 5.3 grams of carbohydrates, and about 108.8 kilojoules of calories.

The dandelion plant contains a variety of healthy nutrients such as taraxacin, taraxacin, cholecalciferol, organic acids, inulin, etc. Sweet, slightly bitter and cold in nature. It enters the liver and stomach meridians. It has diuretic, laxative, jaundice-relieving and choleretic effects. It is used to treat heat toxins, carbuncles, sores, internal abscesses, red and swollen painful eyes, damp heat, jaundice, dribbling and painful urination, carbuncle swelling and toxins, breast abscess, scrofula, toothache, red eyes, sore throat, lung abscess, intestinal abscess, damp heat jaundice, and hot and painful urination. Treat acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, carbuncle, acute conjunctivitis, cold and fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, urinary tract infection, etc. Dandelion can be eaten raw, fried, or made into soup. It is a plant that can be used as both medicine and food.

The whole dandelion herb contains dandelion sterols, cholecalciferol, inulin, pectin, etc. The roots contain taraxacinol, taraxacinol, ψ-glucosterol, taraxacinol, β-amyrin, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, cholecalciferol, organic acids, fructose, sucrose, glucose, glucoside, resin, rubber, etc. The leaves contain lutein, ophiopogon japonicum, phylloquinone, vitamin C (50-70 mg/100 g) and vitamin D (5-9 mg/100 g).